The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
John Deere
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
| Ancestry of John Deere | |
|---|---|
| 1 | John Deere, blacksmith and manufacturer, in 1837 invented the self-cleaning plow, mayor of Moline, Ill., b. Rutland, Vt., 7 Feb. 1804, d. Moline, Ill., 17 May 1886 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
William Rinold Deere,
merchant tailor in Rutland and Middlebury, Vt.,
b. ... , England, ... ,
d. ... [in 1808 boarded a boat for England and was never heard from again]
m. |
| 3 | Sarah Yates, b. ... , d. ... 1826 |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
... Deere,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 5 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 6 |
James Yates,
British soldier who stayed in New England,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 7 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
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